Recent Vaginal Mesh News

The introduction of transvaginal mesh in the 1990s promised to give relief to women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence (SIU). Over the years, millions of women have received the mesh from various manufacturers including Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Cook Medical, Neomedic, American […]

According to court orders, the federal multidistrict litigation in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia against transvaginal mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard will continue to move forward after the court denied the company’s motion to postpone the next bellwether trial after finding […]

Vaginal mesh maker C.R. Bard has agreed to pay over $21 million to settle more than 500 cases that claimed the New Jersey company’s vaginal mesh implants injured women. The settlement was reached after U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin ordered Bard to prepare the cases […]

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Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Compensation

Vaginal mesh, also known as transvaginal mesh, or a vaginal sling, has been commonly used in the treatment of women suffering from Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). In order to treat these conditions, a hammock or sling shaped device made of synthetic mesh is surgically implanted through the vagina. Unfortunately, vaginal mesh can erode and expose women to a number of serious complications such as organ perforation, painful sexual intercourse, infections, swelling, recurrence of POP and SUI, or the need for revision surgeries to remove the vaginal mesh. Often, surgical removal of vaginal mesh can be difficult and equally dangerous as tissue may grow in and around the mesh itself, and often multiple corrective surgeries are needed to try and remove the mesh. Even after multiple surgeries, it’s not always possible to fully recover and woman may still continue to suffer with serious complications.

The devastating nature of vaginal mesh complications have prompted women all over the country suffering from complications following the implantation of vaginal mesh to file vaginal mesh lawsuits against the manufacturers of these devices. To date, two significant vaginal mesh verdicts have been reached. In the first verdict, reached in July of 2012, a California jury awarded a woman and her husband $5.5 million dollars after she was forced to undergo nine corrective surgeries. In the second verdict, reached in February of 2013, a woman who had to undergo 18 corrective surgeries, received $11.11 million dollars from a New Jersey jury, after they found Johnson & Johnson made fraudulent misrepresentations and failed to warn doctors and patients about the risks of its vaginal mesh products.

If you received a vaginal mesh or vaginal sling implant and experienced related complications, you may be entitled to significant compensation for lost wages, pain and suffering, medical bills, and other damages. Time to file a lawsuit is limited, act now to preserve your legal rights. For a free, confidential case evaluation, contact our vaginal mesh lawyers anytime at 1-(888)-217-3033.